Best Weapons to Have In a Zombie Apocalypse

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The Top Ten

1Shotgun

Fact is with weapons like a katana and bows, you still need training which most people don't have. Even with an assault rifle or pistol, you still need a certain amount of training to use it accurately. For a shotgun, the you just have to point it in the targets direction and pull the trigger.

Great. Load it with buckshot and nothing can stand in your way. If you are worried about noise, use a Salvo which can be silenced and still do a devastating amount of damage.

Very powerful can go through multiple zombies increasing efficiancy. And will kill the living just as easy. Great for hunting as well. Without the complications or upkeep of a rifle or handgun.

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2Katana

Guns can run out of ammo, can be slow, low ranged, or not do the job when you would expect it to. The Katana on the other hand, while it is short ranged, is powerful, everlasting, quick, and not to mention just plain awesome!

I'll take the Katana. It's sharp, strong, light-weight, and it comes with a second weapon

Guns run out of ammo. Give me a katana and a blade sharpener and I'm all set!

Its easier to use in my opinion than any type of gun. The bow and arrow can both be deadly weapon if combined and used properly. While guns have more power the bow and arrow can be upgraded. For example the arrows can be sharpened, longer, and or have poison on the arrow. If you did all those things there is no chance of a zombie living

You have close and long range covered. It is silent, it doesn't use bullets AND you can re-use the arrows and its perfect for most scenarios. Only useless in a hand-to-hand situation, unless you could stab the arrow. For me the perfect combination would be -Bow and Arrow and a Katana- just invincible - Dodolodo

With a bow you can kill zombies and other survivors without giving away your hiding place and the ammo is reusable.

5Spiked Baseball Bat

Spikes or no, this will do the job for you all day, every day. Durable, easy to wield, it'll break skulls and never run out of ammo. You could vote for Katana, but we need to vote with accessibility in mind. You will never find a real Katana in a zombie apocalypse.

The axe is like a kitana, but is easier balanced, more powerful, and simpler to use. It's a classic apocalyptic weapon used for more than killing zombies, in ways ranging from hacking down doors to amputation. The force and weight supplied by an axe swung onto a human head is enough to either mash it or split in right down the middle. Overall, it's not just a good weapon, it should be one of the best.

7Assault Rifle

Guns are about the best weapons. Those of you who voted for a flamethrower have probably never used one. Feels like someone opened a damn oven in front of your face.

Good for long range shooting and can be used as an assault rifle as well

If there's a mob of zombies... well any automatic gun would help you really

This should be number 1. Shotguns are good but you can run out of ammo easily and only kill a couple before reloading but Assault Rifles allow you to kill mire zombies.-TheCoolGuy1

Much more practical than a gun. Guns make a lot of noise, require ammunition, practice, maintenance, and can overheat. With a simple item such as a baseball bat, it requires no practice; just whack the zombie over the head. They make less noise and are more reliable. Bats are easier to find as well. Get one made of a strong light metal as wood will wear and crack, and may give you splinters.

This is easily the most practical weapon in a zombie apaocalypse. Guns require ammo, make a lot of noise and you need training to use them so not the best option. Plus where will you find weapons like guns and swords as most people don't own them. Baseball bats on the other hand are easy to access so if zombies suddenly appear you shouldn't find it that hard to get one.

Only downside is durability, wooden or plastic breaks easily over peoples skulls. Aluminum is the best way to go.

10Crossbow

Better than bow and arrow because it is easier to use while the bow and arrow is very hard

The Contenders

Knives are left in stabbing victims for a reason, they are hard to pull out again, and may not be all that effective without training - GamingGodPrime

You don't have to buy ammo for them. You can learn to use them fairly quickly. If I had to choose, I'd say throwing knives and bow.

Throwing knives? You throw them and have to pick them back up. - errrr

14Hammer

15Drill

16Machete

Think about it. A baseball bat, but with a blade instead of a aluminum bludgeon. Also, shotguns should be taken off the list, and a lot of other stuff, too. See cracked.com Seven Zombie Weapons which would Get You Killed.

17Minigun

Definitely

18A Tank

Do I have to explain? It is really heavy duty and really protected.Also it has huge tracks to run zombies over.

19Maxwell's Notebook

Yeah, just make a giant flaming shotgun help by a kraken with it - EliHbk

20Flamethrower

Also effective on vampires.

21Molotov Cocktail

22Crowbar

23Hatchet

A large hatchet around 20 inches provides just as much lethality as an axe, but has much more agility and maneuverability. It can also be used more easily in close quarters.

24Frying Pan

25Garden Fork

26Vinyl Records

Perfect as throwing discs. Just make sure not to throw any special editions.

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27Bazooka

28Sabre

29Cutlass

30Sledgehammer

31Shiv

Easy to get but best used in a worst case scenario.

32Light Saber

This weapon has the advantage of being infinitely powered, so you don't need to find ammo, risking your life. It is compact as well, and since you're going against zombies, you don't need jedi skills and coordination to use it. It also cuts through zombies like butter, and doubles as an easy way to get through doors.

33Laser Rifle

34Spear

Can be thrown, you can stab with it or slash if you have a naginata or a thick bladed spear, could use to string up shelter if your desperate, can also take down deer and boars if need be

35Bombs

Takes out tons of zombies at a time. Very affective. Here's a tip well I'm here to. If you go over a mine field, use a hovercraft. It can even go over the most sensitive mines. Got it from myth busters. True story.

36Torch

Any long piece of wood set alight will burn zombies to ash. - Dale

37Fighter Jet

You can escape easily. It shoots bombs.It shootes ammo. Zombies won't be able to break it.